St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-26
DES MONIES SCANDAL:
It is Aired in Justices Court, the 0o-
casion Being a Suit For
Assault.
Mrs. McHenry Tells Long Story Re-
garding the Way Mrs. Salisbury
Has Treated Her,
And Denies Any Criminal Deed on
Her Part Warranting Such Wig
OrOus Treatment.
The Complaint Suddenly Withdrawn
Because Other Hearts Might
Bow Down.
Special TO the Globe.


Special TO the Globe.
DEs MONIES, Ia, April 25.-A domestic
scandal which has been shaking the upper
circles OF town for the past six months
reached climax in Justice Johnson's court
to-day. Last fall W. II. McHenry, Jr., a
prominent young attorney, son of Judge
McHenry of the district court, suddenly
separates from his wife, to whom he had
been married a year. Rumor connected the
name of l.. III. Salisbury, leader of the
orchestra of Fosters Opera house, with the
scandal. McHenry filed petition for
divorce. charging adultery. The defendant
filed cross bill, alleging cruel and inhu-
man treatment. and upon this showing she
was allowed decree without opposition.
Matters then queted until recently, when
the names OF Salisbury and Mrs. McHenry
were again connected in an unsavory man
ner, Salisbury'S wife being very active in the
circulation OF the story. One day last week
as Mrs. McHenry was passing the home of
the latter. Mrs. Salisbury emerged and
chased her with poker. This was con-
sdered sufficient provocation for criminal
prosecution and warrant was issued for
assault. The hearing came up this morn
ing and attracted large number of people,
including many ladies' Mrs. McHenry was
sworn and gave her testimony in a straight
forward manner and without hesitation,
the sharp cross examination Of the defense
failing to disturb or embarrass her. An ef-
fort was made by the defense to cast
doubt upon her credibility as witness by
raking up the trouble of last summer and
endeayoring to show an improper intimacy
with Salisbury, but Intellectually. She re-
counted Mrs. Salsbury's actions and said
| at different time the latter had threatened
to horSeWhip or shoot her. She had also
THREATENED TO BURN HER FACE
with vltriOl, threat which she said others
had heard. She had met Mr.. Salisbury at
his home but not by any prearranged plan,
and always i'll the presence of his wife.
She had not attended Fosters opera house
in his company, nor had he furnished her
with complimentary tickets at any time.
She had never written line to him during
their acquaintance. While sick last sum-
mer Mrs. Salisbury had frequently haunted
the vicinity of her home. On Oct. 20, when
she was just able to sit up, Mrs. Salisbury
stole upon the porch in her stocking feet
and looked through the screen door. She
said, why, there's Mrs. Salisbury" and
her mother followed the woman and
induced her to come back to
the house, where she began a
: TRADE and applied several vile epithets to
Mrs. McHenry. She did not see her again
until Dec. 4. She never passed their house
except when obliged to go to town that
way, and on that occasion Mrs. Salisbury
came out and followed her, calling her
names, making threats and saying she would
follow her to the end of the earth. The
reason assigned for this outburst was that
Mrs. McHenry and her mother had been to
Fosters opera house the night before. She
| did not speak to Mr.. Salisbury, nor did
| they attend on complimentary tickets fur
nished by him. On Dec. 6 she followed
| Mrs. McHenry to the directors sofiee, and,
OPENING THE DOOR,
looked in and asked for witness, who de-
clined to see her. A few days afterward
| while Mrs. McHenry was at the grocery,
| corner of Ninth and Sycamore streets. Mrs.
| Salisbury emerged from a store on the op-
| pOSite corner and made some insulting re-
mark. On another occasion she followed
| the witness down Ninth street and threw
piece of ice after her. She then tracked
her to the city, doggng her footsteps and
even followed the car she had taken foI
home, On other occasions Mrs. Salisbury
| had annoyed her by calling her vile names.
| lon April IA, Mrs. McHenry. accompanied
| by her large Newfoundland dog, was going
| to take her music lesson and passed Mrs.
Salisbury's nurse on the opposite side. The
| latter was just outside the gate and made
| threat to horsewhip her. She called the
| dog to her side, and Mrs. Salisbury ran
into the house, emerging in few moments
with stick OF poker. The witness con-
tinued her walk down town. She didn't
| set the dog OH Mrs. Salisbury, OF threaten
| to do so. She would not have dared, for
the dog was savage and would have attacked
any one who even laid a hand upon her.
| She had never kissed Mr.. Salisbury or
been otherwise familiar and atfectionate,
and upon her oath denied any improper in
timacy. She had never done anything to
annoy Mrs. Salisbury, and had no desire.
| At this juncture general conference was
held, and Attorney Connolly, representing
the prosecution, moved to dismiss the case.
J If it proceeded, he said, there were two
persons who would have to be brought in
who
| STRENUOUSLY OBJECTED
to appear at all, and matters would be
called up which had been already settled.
Mr.. Salisbury had announced that he in
tended to leave town May 1, and if his
wife was bound over he could not go.
Mrs. McHenry had brought the action in
good faith. being driven to it, but there
was no possible advantage in having Mrs.
Salisbury bound over, and as the plaintiffs
testimony had been given and showed good
grounds for such action. she was content to
let matters rest. They were two of the
most aggrieved women in the state. The
one was wronged by her husband and the
other by outside parties. The disturbance
was mainly due to officiouS neighbors. who
had meddled in affairs in which they were
not concerned, and had made endless
trouble. The case was then dismissed
without prejudice.
Trouble Among the knights.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. April 25.-The
| Chronicle Telegraph, in lengthy article